Department of Health Informatics & Administration

Department of Health Informatics & Administration

Programs

This exciting, interdisciplinary program is designed to meet the critical need for doctoral-prepared faculty and researchers. You’ll work closely with our research faculty in your selected area of concentration and also complete cross-disciplinary and core courses that emphasize an interdisciplinary perspective in health-related education and research. Learn more

Healthcare administrators are skilled professionals who manage hospitals, healthcare organizations and a variety of other services. To make effective decisions, healthcare administrators must understand the basic business principles and tools related to finance, information systems, strategic planning, human resource management and marketing. Learn more

Health care informatics focuses on the use of automation to improve health care. You’ll learn to master critical functions such as systems analysis and design, database and project management, decision support, network design, and health care applications and procurement, preparing for many opportunities in this exciting and fast-growing field. Learn more

The information explosion has affected almost all facets of life. And nowhere is it more critical than in health care. With the huge amount of information available to patients, health care practitioners and researchers, it can be very difficult to locate just the right information needed for making a decision or solving a problem. Learn more

Like all businesses, health care organizations require strong leadership to run smoothly. As an experienced health care administrator, your career could span the operation of a single department to executive leadership and management positions in which you’re responsible for millions of dollars of facilities and equipment as well as hundreds of employees. Learn more

Health care is the largest and fastest changing industry in the U.S., making up close to 18% of our national gross domestic product (GDP). To make effective decisions, professionals working in the field must understand basic business principles and tools related to finance, information systems, strategic planning, human resource management and marketing. Learn more

The Certificate in Health Care Informatics prepares students to understand, analyze and evaluate information technology used to perform administrative and clinical tasks within a health care organization. This Certificate can be completed in an online format and provides a basic foundation in health care informatics. Learn more